Stray Away from These Subjects!

While HubPages is a platform on which we encourage you to write informative, in-depth, media rich articles on a wide variety of subjects, some subjects are not appropriate for our site, its visitors, and our community.

There are three classifications of subjects that you will want to avoid on HubPages:

Restricted Content Areas

Restricted content areas on HubPages revolve around subjects that:

Are already extensively covered online

Are commonly associated with spam

Are commonly associated with dubious offers

Even if you are writing a genuine, honest article on a subject within our restricted content areas, it will have lower odds of success as it is covering a subject that is already flooded with competition.

Avoid these 'Crowded' Subject Areas

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To fight spam on our site and dissuade good Hubbers from wasting their time writing Hubs on over-saturated commonly-spammy subjects, we:

Require that Hubs written on subjects within restricted content areas be of exceptionally high quality (around an eight or above on our quality rating scale)

Do not allow affiliate links to be included in Hubs covering these subjects

Enough with the Acai Berries!

Restricted Content Areas Related to Health

The following health-related subjects fall under our restricted content areas:

Acai berry

Weight loss supplements

Six pack abs

Fat burning furnace

Man boobs

Male sexual health

Again, it is OK to write Hubs on these subjects, but if you do, they must be exceptionally good, and they cannot contain any affiliate links. Also remember that if you write Hubs on these subjects, they have very low odds of ranking well in search engine results or seeing much, if any, success.

We Don't Want to Read Another Hub About Mail Order Brides

If you write a Hub about them, it had better be incredibly informative and useful! | Source

Restricted Content Areas Related to Relationships

The following relationship-related subjects fall into our restricted content areas:

Getting your ex back

Mail order brides

Restricted Content Areas Related to Dubious Online Activities

We recommend avoiding the following subjects related to online activities:

Free downloads

Watching TV on your PC

Reverse lookup

Restricted Content Areas Related to Finance

The following subject areas regarding finance are restricted on HubPages:

Restricted Content Areas Related to Affiliate Programs

Subjects that Are Not Ad Safe

Put yourself in the shoes of an advertiser. Would you want your brand to be associated with domestic violence? How about self harm or illegal drugs?

Chances are you are shaking your head. Rest assured, you are in good company. Most ad networks have rules about the type of content on which their clients' ads can be presented, and this is most certainly the case with our ad partners.

For this reason, we may disable ads (based on automated filters or moderator review) on Hubs that address the following subjects:

Adult subjects: This includes Hubs discussing things like prostitution and abortion

Sexual subjects: This includes Hubs containing descriptions of sexual acts or body parts

Content about drugs

Content about self harm

Content about violence: This includes Hubs touching on domestic violence and hate crimes

So long as a Hub you write on one of these subjects also meets our publishing standards (note that Hubs that are adult, mature, and addressing illegal drugs do not), the Hub may remain published. Just bear in mind that the Hub will not make you any money.

Don't Scare Away the Advertisers!

Generic Businessman does not want to advertise on your Hub about hate crimes. | Source

Were ads disabled on your Hub by mistake?

If ads on your Hub were disabled by automatic content filters and your Hub does not meet one of our descriptions for content that is not ad safe, please contact our support team.

Avoid the "Red Flag" Subjects Below!

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Subjects that Violate HubPages' Publishing Standards

In addition to having subjects that come with restrictions or lead to ads being disabled, HubPages has subjects that simply are not allowed. No matter what, Hubs on the following subjects will be unpublished.